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12/06/2005 12:46:39 PM · #1 |
like commit suicide, just wanted to say that the Free Study entries, as a whole, is an awesome group of images! Very well done everyone!
Now, for the suicide...I was just thinking that when this challenge ends, the images will come up for the Critique Club. I think I would rather die than have to critique them. I am intimidated just voting on them. Who the hell am I to give a critique on these? So with warning, please don't whack me too hard for any critique I may give. |
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12/06/2005 12:49:45 PM · #2 |
I might just ask for a critique BY YOU :) I like your critiques.
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12/06/2005 12:51:51 PM · #3 |
I don't know what you're so worried about. I went back and looked at some of the comments you've left and you tend to leave very concise, well-articulated, and well-thought-out comments, especially when you comment for the critique club.
Give yourself a little more credit - you obviously know what you like, and you know how to communicate that in a critique without being rude or vague. That, in and of itself, is a talent to be reckoned with.
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12/06/2005 12:54:41 PM · #4 |
A template....
Hello from the critique club..
what a wonderful image. not as good as my free study entry, but nice none the less. had you tried another angle, perhaps different lighting and changed the composition, it would have scored much higher.
technical Quality: could be better. Perhaps you should upgrade your camera and lens, a new computer with CS2 would be beneficial as well.
PP: too sharp in spots, not sharp enough in others, too much/too little dodge and burn (modify comment to suit image)
Composition: Not as good as mine but better than your last entry.
Emotional appeal: I know you are attached to your image, and you should be, as it is the offspring of your creative soul. However, to me it is just a stray dog that i might kick to keep away from soiling my sidewalk.
Or well, something like that. :o
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12/06/2005 01:30:41 PM · #5 |
Hmm...well...how about if I just start off as I usually do and then just post a link to my image and say to see perfection follow link? Then I could skip all the rest. Would that work?
NOTE: Mine is sooo far from perfection!
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Thanks! But do you know how long it took me to not only critique one of Joey's but then two of Nico's? Just a little intimidating for me I guess. Their level of accomplishment with a lense is so far removed from mine.
NOTE: I walked away, even left the office and went home, or left home and went to one of the offices, or went out and got coffee (I need a coffee pot dammit!) during those critiques. |
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12/06/2005 01:34:26 PM · #6 |
I like your critiques too Alienyst, you should train the rest of the bunch :o). Just kidding everyone, all the CC members are great.
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12/06/2005 02:02:47 PM · #7 |
The quickest and easiest way to learn is by critique other's work. I know that back when I started I made a lot of comments/critiques and it was those critiques/comments that opened my eyes to what I was failing to do in my own photography.
-danny
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12/06/2005 05:00:31 PM · #8 |
Well I can certainly say that just in the past few weeks, I have done many things very new and very different for me as far as taking pictures. Granted, most of them have been studio type shots, but I prefer to learn where I can control the variables so I know how things react in general (lenses, lights, meters, etc.) Some of the 'walk around' shots I have taken I also noticed that I have been shooting full manual 80% of the time. This is a direct result of the studio I think. I know how my lenses/camera will react with certain settings/changes in those settings. Ok, maybe not 'know' everything. But my list is getting longer every day. All of this is as a result of being in the Critique Club. I would have gotten around to these things eventually, but if I was going to start critiquing others work, I thought I would need a little more knowledge. Sometimes when critiqueing a shot, I will take an object downstairs and set up the lights and see if I am speaking through my ear or not.
Ursula - I didn't know there was a way to get a specific critiquer to critique a photo. I already have a list from another user that sadly, I have not gotten to as I would have liked (very busy at all three plants right now and for some reason have gotten myself involved in a lot of other things as well), but for what it is worth, if you want a specific photo critiqued, PM me challenge and name of shot, I will add it to my list. I enjoy doing it so not a burden.
Wavelength - to be honest, I have read a few critiques from other club members when I first started, and then quickly stopped. I saw right away that I would need my own style or it wouldn't work for me. I did however, read and listen to critiques on other sites to see how things were pointed out and how they broke a photo down. That helped me a lot.
Thanks all for the feedback on my critiques. That is the most important lesson. All I can say is I am honest and I try and not hurt anyone's feelings. |
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12/06/2005 05:10:32 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by ursula:
I might just ask for a critique BY YOU :) I like your critiques. |
I would as well, but it appears you'll be busy. I like them too and thanks for the last one you gave me!:)
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